At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition held last week in Tokyo, Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) was promoting its Ship Landing Assist System (SLAS).

At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition held last week in Tokyo, Navy Recognition learned that Japan's Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA), a branch of the MoD, used a surface target from Canadian company Qinetiq Target Systems to test one of its latest generation anti-ship missile: the XSSM.

At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition currently held last week in Tokyo, Japanese company Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) unveiled a new Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) concept.

MAST Asia 2017 in Tokyo is Japan’s only international defense trade-show, conference and community enabler. Long established as the only international conference and trade-show dedicated to senior-level technologists in maritime defense and security, MAST promotes debate amongst experts from surface, undersea, and air & space domains, giving new perspectives on developments to meet future capabilities.

At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition currently held in Tokyo, Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industies (KHI) is showcasing its MCH-101 Helicopter. According to KHI, the MCH-101 s the most modern airborne mine countermeasures helicopter in the world.

At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition currently held in Tokyo, Japan's Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) unveiled its HMSVO trimaran vessel concept. ATLA is a branch of Japan's MoD created in 2015 to "ensure technological superiority and respond to operational needs smoothly and quickly".

The Japanese Company Mirai-Labo presents a new solution of man-portable rechargeable LED Floodlight under the name of X-teraso at MAST Asia 2017, the Defense Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. The system is used by the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.

Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP from Poland at MAST Asia 2017

Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP from Poland expects to increase business activity in Asia. After the delivering of 14 GRYFs to South Korea, a wheeled robot for reconnaissance, PIAP presents at MAST Asia 2017, its latest generation of TRM (Tactical Throwable Robot), the smallest robot in its product range.

Japanese Company NEC presents its mobile water purification system at MAST Asia 2017, the Defense Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies in Tokyo, Japan. The NEC mobile Water Purifications System (NWPS) supports security or military forces who need clean and safe water in anytime and anywhere.

While most exhibitors and presentations at MAST are focused on how to increase the impact of naval ships, very few are meant to reduce the impact (and costs). One such company is Hull Vane® BV, which will present its energy saving solution for naval ships at the MAST conference on Tuesday 13 June in session 5D – Advances in hydrodynamics.

At MAST Asia 2017, the Defense Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries presents a demonstrator scale model of its new tracked amphibious vehicle fully designed by the Japanese Company. Mitsubishi expects to offer this project to the Japanese Defense Forces as next generation of amphibious vehicle.

At MAST Asia 2017 (Maritime Air Systems & Technologies), the naval defense exhibition currently held in Tokyo, Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is showcasing a scale model of its S-10 mine hunting system.